February 2012
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10 Questions with Chris Mohney, Editor-in-Chief of... →
Tumblr Postmortem:
Andrew: Just out of curiosity, what exactly does a “celebratory masturbation machine” sound like? I’ve never been able to find the right batteries for mine.
Chris: Well that was the title of the demo tape from my college grunge-ska band, so I’ll burn you a couple CDs.
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Too. much. pressure. Head. Exploding.
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Tumblr’s First Executive Editor Jessica Bennett |... →
chrismohney:
Jessica talks to Soup about our upcoming Tumblr situation
Soup: So, what in the hell is a Tumblr Journalist, anyway?
In which I try to explain.
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The cat was crushed ‘in piles of Etsy fabrics, boxes of paperwork, trash...
– Apparently Courtney Love is such a hoarder that she accidentally killed Francis Bean’s cat. Her dog died after eating Courtney’s pills. (via the fix)
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Tumblr hires writers, editors to cover Tumblr.... →
cheatsheet:
breakingnews:
The New York Times reports:
Chris Mohney, a senior vice president for content at BlackBook Media, will be the site’s editor in chief. Jessica Bennett, a senior writer and editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast, will be the executive editor and, she said, a kind of Tumblr correspondent.
Their work — both documenting the Tumblr service and marketing it to users —...
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So That's Happening
chrismohney:
The popular social blogging site Tumblr is hiring writers and editors to cover the world of Tumblr. Chris Mohney, a senior vice president for content at BlackBook Media, will be the site’s editor in chief. Jessica Bennett, a senior writer and editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast, will be the executive editor and, she said, a kind of Tumblr correspondent.
YUP!
New jobs!
January 2012
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To me, it’s too much work. I’m a different generation. The women stay home...
– The most gangster 80-year-old woman in the world, on why she doesn’t date, as featured in Arianne Cohen’s new book, The Sex Diaries Project. See: What 1,500 Bedroom Diaries Can Teach Us About Sex (The Daily Beast)
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She did the Secretary of State job, she was a G, she held it down, she...
– Ice-T, on why Hillary Clinton will be the first female president
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It seems the department still considers the potato a second-class vegetable.
– A spokesman for the National Potato Council, irked that — despite a failed USDA attempt to limit potato use in new school lunch guidelines — potatoes are still passed over in favor of greener, leafier vegetables. (via bencrair)
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When I was managing the Tumblr of Newsweek magazine, I had two goals,” told Mark...
– In which something is lost, but much is gained, through Google Translate. (via markcoatney)
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December 2011
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And today in Sunday afternoon events happening in...
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Natasha Stagg: Behind, Beneath, and Between:... →
ladyjournos:
The historical, sociological, and cultural crevices of the much-maligned undergarment. DIS Magazine
No lack of photos/videos/more photos/and wait, more photos in this post.
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In the aftermath of the Penn State sex-abuse scandal—and newer allegations at...
– Inside the Mind of a Sex Offender’s Wife (The Daily Beast)
November 2011
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Had it been a woman who had walked in on that boy in the shower, I can guarantee...
– A relative of accused Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky, when asked if gender played a role in how the scandal unfolded.
Could Women Have Saved Penn State? - The Daily Beast
(via notadinnerparty)
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I’ma fry up a coupla turkeys, and I’ma do a duck. In one of the turkeys I’m...
– That’s Compton-born rapper Coolio, speaking to nwk tumblr Jess Bennett in a 2009 interview, during a press tour for his then-new cookbook, Cookin’ With Coolio. Bonus fact: The book has a section called “Appetizers for That Ass.” brb going to Amazon. (via newsweek)
—best. interview. ever.
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I have been MIA. Because I've been back and forth... →
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My friends, the drivers in my cars, people on the street, my parents, my family,...
– The Office’s Mindy Kaling, author of a newly-released and hilarious memoir, on the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries split. (The Daily Beast)
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